Though Intiman's corpse has shown small stirrings of reanimation—they hired a young consulting artistic director and are thinking about what, if anything is next—they've surrendered their popular annual show, Black Nativity. Last year, Intiman and STG co-produced the holiday hay-maker based on Langston Hughes's Christmas poem at the Moore Theatre. This year, STG has announced they'll be producing it on their own.

In other news, Benjamin Millepied is retiring from the New York City Ballet to focus on his choreography (which Seattle has seen at PNB). He's 34 years old and probably most famous for his choreography work for the film Black Swan.